Poem of the week

Hayley drew an amazing picture of the world of the Shiver Shark. Look how much detail she added. We thought you illustrated the poem beautifully, Hayley!


The Shiver Shark
Down beneath the water,
Down beneath the waves,
Down beneath the slimy sludge,
There lies an ocean cave,
Deep within the ocean cave,
Deep within the dark,
Deep within its rocky walls,
There lies the shiver shark.

The Shiver shark is waiting,
Where the river sharks all hide,
The shiver shark is waiting ….
And his mouth is open wide!

Don’t go … beneath the water,
Down beneath the waves,
Down beneath the slimy sludge,
Into the ocean cave,
For deep within the ocean cave,
Deep within the dark,
Deep within its rocky walls,
There lies the shiver shark!

Jill Eggleton

Our Playdough Aliens

Room 12 has been learning how to write character descriptions so that the reader can get a good mind picture of what our characters look like. We created playdough aliens and we wrote all about them. We tried to use describing words and similes to add extra detail. I think we did a fantastic job! Have a look ....

My Playdough Alien has a bright blue body and a dark red head. She's got two coloured buttons. She also has yellow lumpy hair. Her eyes are black and she has three of them. Now I can't forget that she has a straw nose, can I? She is the most gentle alien on earth. If you want to see her you have to travel west. She is as big as an owl. Her middle eye is a light bulb. At night, when no one is looking, she can turn invisible. She is size 9. My alien is like a kangaroo because she jumps everywhere. - Alannah

My Playdough Alien is bright turquoise with a big belly button sticking out of him with a diamond on top. He's got a circle body and head. He has one leg as long as a tree and two short ones. He is as small as a germ. He bounces around everywhere even in bed. His favourite thing to do is Art. His arms have yellow and blue stripes. He has got four eyes on his head that move everywhere. He has a circle nose with sparkles on it. He can jump so high, he can jump over a tidal wave. - Hamish H

My Playdough Alien is blue and it feels soft. It's body is shaped like a snowman. He comes from Mars. He is three centimeters tall. He has super powers which are swords, a sun power, water lazer vision, armour and he can see in the night. He is strong and his name is Strong Dude. He eats nothing but he drinks water. He has skinny legs and arms and two eyes on his head. - Matthew

My Playdough Alien has four eyes. He has four arms too and two legs. He runs really fast. He likes going invisible. He also doesn't like fruit. He lives in a jungle. Sometimes he jumps and he is always happy. He is fun to play with. He can make all kinds of things. Anyone would like him. He likes playing catch. - Tyler S

My Playdough Alien has two colours. It is blue and red and it has got three eyes, a golden body and four arms, two small and two long. He feels angry. He feels hard and he flies and he's got gold on him. His head has got a star on the top. - Wian

My Playdough Alien is blue and red and has four magic stars and two invisible diamonds. His favourite body part is the top bright blue star. He has got four arms that are yellow and white. He's got shiny eyes and white hands. He likes bouncing all around the floor and he can turn invisible. I like it when he turns into ice. He has two squares on his head that are green. He has got fragile teeth. He likes rolling on the carpet. - Remy

Healthy Teeth

Room 12 had a wonderful visit from Jane, a dental hygienist. (She's also Olivia's mum) She showed us how we could all keep our teeth healthy. We looked at X-rays of teeth and then we watched a movie that taught us about how to look after our teeth. Afterwards, we chewed little pink tablets that showed us where bacteria was hiding in our mouths. We asked so many questions and we learnt so much. Afterwards we reflected on what we had learnt and then we sorted the information into good and bad habits. Thank you Jane for teaching us how to keep our big beautiful smiles!

School Gala - 14th November

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Our Albatross Community is running the Book Stall and the Clothing Stall at the GALA on November the 14th. We are looking for helpers to sort books and clothes and to sell on the day. Please let us know if you are available. We would love to see you all there. We can't do it without your help!

The Laughing Policeman

Sometimes it is fun just to have a good laugh! We are studying people that help us in our community. We had a chat with three wonderful police officers. We chose to put this song on the Blog to show a funny policeman, but we know their job is really quite serious. I am sure this will make you smile ...

Poem of the week

Our poem this week is called Snake's Skin. Atalia did a super job illustrating the poem. Great work, Atalia


Snake’s Skin

Snake said …
“I don’t feel right!
This skin I’m in is far too tight!
This skin I’m in, it doesn’t fit.
I’ll think I’ll wriggle
Out of it!”

Snake said …
“If you don’t mind,
This skin I’m in I’ll leave behind.
This skin I’m in, it doesn’t fit.”
And so he wriggled out of it!

Jill Eggleton

A class celebration

Our lovely Mia has been awarded a certificate for passing all her Basic Facts. We are so proud of her. Well done, Mia. You have worked so hard!